| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Baccus (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | Donald Baccus inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Drake | Michael Howard clanks a runner from the right block | 32-33 |
| 19:36 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Donald Baccus misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-33 |
| 19:17 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Wichita State | Ramiro Aguilar swats the short shot by Mark Dickerson | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Drake | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:57 | Drake | Jason Snell picks off the pass by Donald Baccus | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | Wichita State | Jason Snell lays it up and in | 32-35 |
| 18:41 | Drake | Donald Baccus double dribbles | 32-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG) Joseph Weldon | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes | |
| 18:39 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Roy Watt (SF) Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 18:24 | Drake | The short jumper by Michael Howard is denied by David Niebuhr | 32-35 |
| 18:23 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Childress | 32-35 |
| 18:06 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson is hacked by Ramiro Aguilar - foul #1 on Ramiro Aguilar, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG) Alvin Calder | |
| 17:48 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Snell | 32-37 |
| 17:22 | Drake | Ron Blume scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Watt | 34-37 |
| 17:02 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jason Snell | 34-40 |
| 16:54 | Drake | Jay Litchford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 16:52 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Childress | 34-40 |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress scores on a runner from the left block set up by Jason Snell | 34-42 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Roy Watt misses the turnaround in the paint | 34-42 |
| 16:22 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Jason Snell | 34-42 |
| 16:14 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson travels with the ball | 34-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Donald Baccus (SF), Michael Howard (C) Jay Litchford, Ron Blume, Roy Watt, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Vincent Pennington (C) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr, Mark Dickerson | |
| 15:53 | Drake | Ryan Tuttle is called for the reach on Joseph Weldon - foul #1 on Ryan Tuttle, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Lloyd Rollins (PF) Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Carl Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Baccus (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lloyd Rollins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Howard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Childress (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Drake | Donald Baccus buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Weldon | 36-42 |
| 15:20 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 36-42 |
| 15:19 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the tip | 36-42 |
| 15:17 | Drake | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:53 | Drake | Michael Howard lays it up and in | 38-42 |
| 14:30 | Wichita State | Michael Howard swats the short shot by Vincent Pennington | 38-42 |
| 14:28 | Drake | Joseph Weldon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 14:23 | Drake | Donald Baccus knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 40-42 |
| 13:55 | Wichita State | Donald Baccus steals it from Alvin Calder | 40-42 |
| 13:33 | Drake | Joseph Weldon makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Kilgore | 43-42 |
| 13:15 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington loses the ball out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Ronald Ewald (C) Carl Kilgore, Joseph Weldon, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), David Niebuhr (SF), Mark Dickerson (C) Alvin Calder, Leo Hayes, Ryan Tuttle, Stephen Childress | |
| 12:52 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:47 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr travels in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG), Roy Watt (SF) Guadalupe Perez, Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 12:31 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins lays it up and in | 45-42 |
| 12:09 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 12:07 | Drake | Roy Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:03 | Drake | Jay Litchford misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 12:02 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 11:41 | Wichita State | Jason Snell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 11:40 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jay Litchford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Blume (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Watt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Rollins (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Ewald (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Pennington (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Dickerson - foul #2 on Mark Dickerson, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Guadalupe Perez (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (SF), Michael Howard (C) Jay Litchford, Ron Blume, Roy Watt, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Christopher Fitzgerald, Vincent Pennington | |
| 11:34 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:34 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:10 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 47-42 |
| 11:08 | Wichita State | Jason Snell hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 10:49 | Drake | David Niebuhr picks off the pass by Ramiro Aguilar | 47-44 |
| 10:27 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Childress | 47-46 |
| 10:08 | Drake | Jared Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 10:07 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:53 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Aguilar - foul #2 on Ramiro Aguilar, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Donald Baccus (SF) Jared Brown, Guadalupe Perez, Lloyd Rollins | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington (PF) Stephen Childress | |
| 09:30 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 47-46 |
| 09:29 | Wichita State | Jason Snell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:06 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Vincent Pennington, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG), Roy Watt (SF), Ronald Ewald (C) Joseph Weldon, Donald Baccus, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Leo Hayes, Vincent Pennington | |
| 08:43 | Drake | Roy Watt's pass is intercepted by Mark Dickerson | 47-46 |
| 08:23 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Childress | 47-48 |
| 08:11 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar is hacked by David Niebuhr - foul #2 on David Niebuhr, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Donald Baccus (SF) Carl Kilgore, Ron Blume, Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Vincent Pennington (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Mark Dickerson | |
| 07:59 | Drake | Jay Litchford hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Baccus out of a doubleteam | 50-48 |
| 07:44 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 07:42 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:14 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr buries a floater from the right wing | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jay Litchford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Weldon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Baccus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Ewald (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Pennington (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Drake | Ronald Ewald is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Ewald, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Drake | Ron Blume (SG), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Michael Howard (C) Joseph Weldon, Ramiro Aguilar, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson (C) Stephen Childress | |
| 07:04 | Wichita State | Jay Litchford is called for the reach on Leo Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Litchford, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 06:44 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 06:42 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 06:18 | Drake | Donald Baccus drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Litchford | 52-50 |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 05:57 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:43 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jason Snell | 52-53 |
| 05:31 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Leo Hayes - foul #2 on Leo Hayes, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Roy Watt (SF) Jay Litchford, Ron Blume, Donald Baccus | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Stephen Childress (PF) Leo Hayes, Mark Dickerson | |
| 05:31 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:06 | Wichita State | Roy Watt steals the ball from David Niebuhr | 55-53 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Roy Watt lays it up and in | 57-53 |
| 04:38 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald is hacked by Joseph Weldon - foul #1 on Joseph Weldon, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF), Ronald Ewald (C) Joseph Weldon, Lloyd Rollins, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Leo Hayes (SG), Mark Dickerson (C) Christopher Fitzgerald, Vincent Pennington | |
| 04:13 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-53 |
| 04:11 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:05 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar misses the driving attempt in the lane | 57-53 |
| 04:04 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 03:37 | Wichita State | Jason Snell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Carl Kilgore - foul #3 on Carl Kilgore, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Drake | Jared Brown (PG), Joseph Weldon (SG), Donald Baccus (SF) Carl Kilgore, Guadalupe Perez, Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG) Leo Hayes | |
| 03:37 | Wichita State | Jason Snell makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:37 | Wichita State | Jason Snell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:37 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:24 | Drake | Joseph Weldon misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 03:22 | Drake | Ronald Ewald can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 03:20 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:54 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jason Snell | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Jared Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Weldon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Baccus (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ramiro Aguilar (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Ewald (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (tired) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Dickerson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:36 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar is hacked by David Niebuhr during a doubleteam - foul #3 on David Niebuhr, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| 02:36 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Roy Watt (SF), Lloyd Rollins (PF), Michael Howard (C) Jared Brown, Donald Baccus, Ramiro Aguilar, Ronald Ewald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr, Stephen Childress | |
| 02:25 | Drake | Michael Howard loses the dribble to Ryan Tuttle | 57-56 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Joseph Weldon - foul #2 on Joseph Weldon, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Drake | Donald Baccus (SF) Roy Watt | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), Stephen Childress (PF) Alvin Calder, Vincent Pennington | |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:59 | Drake | Michael Howard gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:36 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-57 |
| 01:34 | Drake | Michael Howard tips it home | 59-57 |
| 01:14 | Wichita State | Michael Howard takes the ball from Stephen Childress | 59-57 |
| 01:08 | Drake | Mark Dickerson swats the shot by Donald Baccus | 59-57 |
| 01:06 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins tips it home | 61-57 |
| 01:06 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Niebuhr (SF) Ryan Tuttle | |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Weldon - foul #3 on Joseph Weldon, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 01:02 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:02 | Drake | Michael Howard grabs the board | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Drake | Jason Snell is called for the reach on Joseph Weldon - foul #3 on Jason Snell, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 00:40 | Drake | Joseph Weldon misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:40 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Stephen Childress | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 00:34 | Drake | Michael Howard pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Drake | Michael Howard is hacked by Jason Snell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Snell, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Drake | Jay Litchford (PG), Ramiro Aguilar (PF) Carl Kilgore, Lloyd Rollins | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:33 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Michael Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:29 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 00:28 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Leo Hayes | 63-60 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Jason Snell is called for the reach on Ramiro Aguilar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Snell, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG) Jason Snell | |
| 00:21 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:21 | Drake | Ramiro Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr is fouled in the backcourt by Ramiro Aguilar - foul #3 on Ramiro Aguilar, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Carl Kilgore (PG), Lloyd Rollins (PF) Jay Litchford, Ramiro Aguilar | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:17 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Calder - foul #2 on Alvin Calder, team foul #10 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Drake | Guadalupe Perez (SG), Ronald Ewald (C) Joseph Weldon, Michael Howard | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:16 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:16 | Drake | Lloyd Rollins misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:16 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | Wichita State | Carl Kilgore steps in front of the Mark Dickerson pass in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 00:09 | Drake | Guadalupe Perez dunks the ball set up by Carl Kilgore | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:02 | Drake | Carl Kilgore grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Carl Kilgore runs out the clock | 68-60 |